President Biden Issues Proclamation on Juneteenth Day of Observance
June 17, 2023
June 17, 2023
WASHINGTON, June 17 -- President Biden issued the following proclamation on June 16, 2023, honoring Juneteenth Day of Observance:
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One of my proudest actions as President has been signing the bipartisan law establishing Juneteenth as the first new Federal holiday since the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday nearly four decades ago. On this Juneteenth Day of Observance, we commemorate America's dedication to the cause of freedom.
On June 19, 1865 . . .
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One of my proudest actions as President has been signing the bipartisan law establishing Juneteenth as the first new Federal holiday since the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday nearly four decades ago. On this Juneteenth Day of Observance, we commemorate America's dedication to the cause of freedom.
On June 19, 1865 . . .